(16° 50′ west of Peking), and latitude 23°, leaving to China the Tsawbwa ships of Kêng Ma, Mengtung, and Mengko.
At the last-named point of longitude and latitude the line strikes a very lofty mountain range, called Kong-Ming-Shan, which it shall follow in a southerly direction to about longitude 19° 30′ east of Greenwich (17° west of Peking), and latitude 22° 30′, leaving to China the district of Chen-pien Ting. Then, descending the western slope of the hills to the Namka River, it will follow the course of that river for about 10 minutes of latitude, leaving Munglem to China and Manglün to Great Britain.
The frontier shall then follow the boundary between Munglei and Kiang Tong, which is locally well known, diverging from the Namka River a little to the north of latitude 22°, in a direction somewhat south of east, and generally following the crest of the hills till it strikes the Namlam River in about latitude 21° 45′ and longitude 100° east of Greenwich (16° 30′ west of Peking).
It shall then follow the boundary between Kiang Tong and Kiang Hung, which is generally formed by the Naulani River, with the exception of a small strip of territory belonging to Kiang Hung, which lies to the west of that river, just south of the last-named parallel of latitude. On reaching the boundary of Western Kyaing Chaing, in about latitude 21° 27′ and longitude 100° 12′ east of Greenwich (16° 18′ west of Peking), the frontier shall follow the boundary between that district and Kiang Hung until it reaches the Mekong River.
ARTICLE IV.
[No addition to original Convention.]
ARTICLE V.
It is agreed that China will not cede to any other nation either Mung Leni or any part of Kiang Hung on the right bank of the Mekong, or any part of Kiang Hung now in her possession on the left bank of that river, without previously coming to an arrangement with Great Britain.
ARTICLE VI.
Article VI of the original Convention shall be held to be modified as follows:—
It is agreed that, in order to avoid any local contention, the alignments of the frontier described in the present Agreement shall be verified and demarcated, and, in the event of their being found defective at any point, rectified by a Joint Commission appointed by the Governments of Great Britain and China, and that the said Commission shall meet, at a place hereafter to be determined by the two Governments not later than twelve months from the date of
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